Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-12-24

for a moment to what our mechanics have
accomplished in railroad building. Miles of
railroad: United States, l30, GOO; Europe ITO COO:
Asia. 1900: South America, 10000; Australia
5000: Africa, 1885, West Indies, 600 Central
America, 400; The Islands, ID.
The United States equal all the rest of the
world i'll the numbers of miles of railway con-
strueted. We employ over 100000 mechanics in
our railway service. 1t is the American who
has earned his full share of glory in the arts
and sciences. in new inventions in printing
and engraving The American mechanic Is exs
eelled by none in the great race for competitive
supremacy in mechanical inventions Ameri-
cans are known in every industry known to
nan. The handiwork of our artisans and me-
chanies is found in every part of the Ilabitable
globe. II was our Howe who gave to our ladies
tnesSeWlng machine. 1t was our Mccormick
wko gave to the farmers of the world the har-
yesting machine. 1t wasour Stanford and Hop
klns ana Crocker and Huntington and Donahue
(all California pioneers) who scaled the Sieras
and who have just driven the last (golden) spike
that connects us with our northern possessions
of the Pacific coast
Our PROSPERITY.
California is more prosperous day than sny
other A<ate in the Union or any other country
upon e2zlh Blessed with climate unrivaled
by any other country known to man, we grow
everything that the continent of North America
Is capable of producing. Ne grow wheat oats
barley. buckwheat, timothy, corn. sugar-cane
and all the grains, grasses or cereals known to
man we SLOW tobacco, cotton hemp flax and
Six No country on earth is 50 well adapted to
Gin Nu4tC We grow Tue 2pplS, pear, pruue.
fig ounce, rlum, cherry, apricot peach, date
pomeeranate, lemon, lime and orange We
grow the chestnut, walnut, the English walnut
and almond. IN fact we grow al the nut bear
ing trees grown on the continent. We manu-
fecture from the pure juice of the grape wines
OF every brand-the sparkling. laughing dane
ing champagne, and the soothing sweetness of
the muscatel.
In stock growing California ranks among the
first States of the Union.
Our wool interest of to-day produced by Cali
fta4af
and Territories of the Union twenty years ago
In 1860, we had in dhe United States q AL 225
head of sheep, yielding 60 264 ,9l3 pounds of
wool. In 1870, y, AZ .q5l head of sheen WELD
ing 100, l02 5S7 pounds of wool. In 1850 a3, 576-
sos bead of sheep. yielding .35, CHS S3f pounds
OF wool In 1855 50! o2e GIG head CT sheep. yield
ing 80 10000 pounds of wool, valued at $780,
Oo.s5e. The increase has since continued in
the sab,e alto In this great industry CalifoT-
MIA ranks second, Texas first on the list with
!,95l ,2fo head of sheep California, 5000
head.
~ PRODUCTS OF FISHERIES.
California stands fifth in the rank of States.
the annual product being nearly s., 0G0 900.
California tsAes the lead in miEing, fruit and
citrus groH11s. and in the production of wine
and raisins. California takes the Lead in agri-
culture. Only twenty one per cent. Of her pop
ulation are engaged in agricultural pursuits,
with an annual yie,d of SO 0O0. Oe0 worth of
cereals. or s752 yer capita, being nearly double
the result per CAPITA of sny other state In the
Union. Our mechanics manufactured and pro-
ouSsu III 1859 Ior our farmers and Viticulfurlsts,
over - 900 600 worth of the agricultural ippIe-
meats used In the filling and cultiyating of The
soil.
OTHER PROJECTIONS.
Cur stcck-growers are furnishing millions of
people in the Old World with bacon lard salt
meats, aud the iuciest steaks Our horsenlen
are competing with Europeans on European
soil for feetness, speed and symmetry of the
purest blood OF horses.
Note well the increase and prosperity of
every industry in which Caliornians are en-
gagged. Farming, mining, vine, fruit and
citrus growing, stock-rsising. manufacturing,
railroad building. telegraph. numbering and
fishing industries. With 81 this prosperity we